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Me when I saw the ticket prices (jk thats cute)

So given Gaga’s used the phrase “TOTAL MAYHEM” once again, I figured I’d create a compilation thread with all of the speculative evidence that there may be a deluxe reissue of MAYHEM called “Total MAYHEM” on the way. The origin: During Gaga’s Roblox campaign in the lead up to the release of Wednesday (and the soft re-issue of MAYHEM featuring TDD, KFL, and CSTH), she said this: While “total mayhem” as a phrase is somewhat common, the conspicuous detail is that it’s in all caps and the only other words in all caps are THE DEAD DANCE (a single which, at the time, had not been officially announced), which potentially signifies that they’re both titles. Another few potential Easter eggs: As many of you remember, in the run up to the release of MAYHEM, Gaga teased many lyrics from the album on her website. However, once the album came out, fans also noticed that there were lyrics that were being teased that were seemingly parts of songs that had not yet been released, for example: As we now know, “like the words of a song [I hear you call]” are lyrics featured in TDD, however the other two lines pictured above seem to be from songs that have not yet been released. Jumping ahead: at a Wednesday premiere event when TDD was officially announced, Gaga wore a black dress with *four* keyhole embellishments. As we now know, days later when TDD dropped, MAYHEM was soft re-issued on streaming platforms, featuring *three* previously unreleased/largely non-streamable songs (KFL, TDD, CSTH). Since we now know that TDD’s lyrics were teased beforehand on her website and has now been released along three “new tracks,” is it possible that the four keyholes represent all of the songs to be added to MAYHEM post-release and does that mean the last remaining lyrics from her site are from the final remaining song? And to those who think it’s a stretch that Gaga would be teasing music via fashion this era, lest we forget her teasing the Disease single art + MV at the Chromatica Ball premiere 5 months before the song/video: Media + press clues: Gaga also mentioned in her recent interview with Zane Lowe that she wrote around 50 songs during the MAYHEM sessions. TMZ also cited MAYHEM as “Gaga’s first album this year” (implying there may be another). There has also been speculation that Gaga is releasing/promoting a song for a new album coming out in early spring 2026 alongside TDWP2, which some fans theorize is potentially connected to a MAYHEM re-issue. Rumors have also been circulating that Gaga is planning a 2026 stadium tour, which could very well be in support of TOTAL MAYHEM. Now, some of you may be asking: isn’t the reissue the deluxe? I would be inclined to agree, except it appears that Gaga’s team specifically wanted to avoid labeling the soft re-issue as a deluxe, which begs the question: why? Could it be that they want to leave that label open for TOTAL MAYHEM? Gaga also recently used the phrase “total MAYHEM” again while hosting a Halloween party in Barcelona: Gaga also appeared to tease unheard lyrics during two separate acoustic performances of Marry the Night: In a December 2024 LA Times interview, gaga mentioned a “fragile ballad” that almost made the cut for the album that she might release at a later date. Is it possible that the unused lyrics on her site and the song she’s been teasing on the piano on tour are potentially the same song? And does her teasing this song signify that TOTAL MAYHEM is coming soon? Also, apparently a demo snippet that had been circulating since the beginning of this year (speculated title: Sunroof, apparently from the MAYHEM sessions) just recently started receiving copyright strikes when users on Twitter were sharing it and speculating about TOTAL MAYHEM: Lest we forget: copyright strikes were how we figured out that both the leaked snippets of Garden of Eden and The Dead Dance were real and it seems to me that the label only generally issues copyright strikes if it’s material the artist intends to release in the future 👀 Sunroof snippet below for anyone who is interested/hasn’t heard it: Gaga’s Spotify Wrapped Billboard in Toronto, CA also appears to tease “TOTAL MAYHEM” What do you think? Is TOTAL MAYHEM real or is it a perfect illusion? Is it a deluxe reissue? An EP? A remix album? A double LP? Discuss!

Both c*nt and distasteful I fear

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQesqvrjcrP/?igsh=ZHd5MXM3Y3kyNTYy

She's stunning!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/DQesqvrjcrP/ "I’m the Garden of Eden (and its gardener). Happy Halloween to all the grave diggers. 🖤 love, Mother Monster"

Fixed it for you

Full video out!

I hope billionaire celebrities follow

Waiting for more footage to surface. https://x.com/artemxcx/status/1984044104976883726?s=46 Looks like Halloween

The world is healing i cant believe i will be watching a new season from AHS after Cult

Oh the shovel, gardening, Garden of Edan MV is coming !

Genuinely how I felt writing this. Feeling very seen, Ms. Nut

Reminds me of this

It's giving

The fresh from home-depot shovel is so camp

No clue about anything and I refuse to get my hopes up, but if something does drop and we get more grunge/rock songs a la Disease and Perfect Celebrity? Y'all are gonna have to give me some grace bc I'd be INSUFFERABLE about it.

With 12 tracks, their sixth studio album is out now! “The gift of going through something awful is that you can embrace someone who’s been through it too.” (Florence Welch) Have you listened to the album yet? I'm blown away, this is probably my favorite work of theirs so far!

The only reason this nasty tech-bro billionaire class acts like this is because they know they have something to be ashamed of. You can absolutely see the difference between how some billionaires, like Rihanna and George Lucas, act, and how others like Zuckerberg, Musk and Bezos act. They know they've got their grubby hands wrapped around the levers of power and somehow think they're entitled to respect simply for having so much money.

I remember the scene in Five Foot Two where she talks about how empty and alone she felt going from being swarmed by fans to total silence. I think the focus of her life is now more behind the scenes, and that’s a good thing. Her fan interactions happen in much more controlled environments now (social media, the Mayhem Spotify conference, listening parties) to protect her mental health and help her stay grounded.

YALL SHE MENTIONED TOTAL MAYHEM AGAIN! DELUXE IS COMING SOON!!

oh my god I just went back and checked and saw she performed Joanne as the surprise song on October 13th 😭

Is it distasteful and offensive ? Yes. Do I still live? Absolutely.

#8 (-1) Die With A Smile 3,266,505 (-124,338) #150 (-6) Poker Face 1,351,982 (+20,198) #165 (+16) The DEAD RISING Dance 1,285,886 (+82,502) #174 (+4) Abracadabra 1,269,742 (+59,808) #185 (-13) Just Dance 1,235,409 (+14,214) #7 (+2) BOAF 3,343,868

I think above all she's protecting her energy. You can see it with the discipline she practices with her vocals during the show. I think she has a more holistic picture of her health and is taking her coaching very seriously, from not only her vocal coaches, choreographers, etc. but also her mental health team, who I'd imagine are telling her to limit her exposure to crowds/public where she can. It would be so energetically overwhelming to perform to these crowds every night... and it takes a lot of energy to brace yourself for that kind of attention. I think in the old days she threw "caution to the wind" in pursuit of her connection with fans, and that's why we saw more fan interaction/street looks etc. during previous tours. I think now, the show and her health (and her ability to complete the tour in full, while staying healthy) is her utmost priority. Almost everything is built around her ability to stay healthy and maintain her insane schedule. I think this is a natural evolution and very smart choice of hers. This is an evolution that began during the Chromatica Ball Tour and has continued since.

I remember seeing tiktoks of fans swarming the hotel gates of where she was staying in Manchester as she was leaving. And like...if that was me? I'd have told the driver to floor it through em.

She’s just protecting her peace. People are crazy out there

I would like to submit this as evidence your honor Why would she tease this song 15 years later, say that it deserves to see the light of day, make merch for it, all out of nowhere?

at the end of this tiktok, “a night of total mayhem”

yall need a sense of humor

They are already downplaying it by saying the money comes from fans like duh obviously money has a source and it’s not falling from the sky

You (and everyone else) will, miraculously, survive this.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQc-DxtDJDA/?igsh=MW1zZzRkbnR6ZXBpYQ== Mayhem Halloween Party by Youtube in Barcelona

Honestly I think it’s planned. Gaga is name dropping Total Mayhem on every chance she gets My theory: It’s planned to be released on the 1 year anniversary of Mayhem release. And she’ll add more stadium tour dates after

Wait

I stg if total mayhem is totally nothing and just her being cute I will be suing for emotional damages

Nooooo she's the one who taught me the word "maudlin". Rest easy, queen 😍

Great gowns, beautiful gowns

When TOTAL MAYHEM has an unreleased song from each album then what

I love that they did this full article about this here: https://www.thecut.com/article/demi-lovato-poot-meme-halloween-photos.html?_gl=1*gfqjir*FPAU*MTM3NDkwMDIyLjE3NTQyMzgzMjA.*_ga*MTQxNTIyMzM1NC4xNzU3MzkzMzAz*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*czE3NjE4ODEwOTYkbzgyJGcwJHQxNzYxODgxMDk2JGo2MCRsMCRoNjA5NTExNjMw*_fplc*Q3BVV2ZwUm8lMkI5UTlZMmRCUGFNNFM1S08xYVRidEhaMEJUdWpzbHN5SXlXRnN2NGZhWiUyRlJyblBaSThUT3ZWdUhsR0JhUjFHY0x5YkpXV2kzRW16JTJGVGZGJTJCWlolMkJnWEdHRlZWczRTdWVLREdieXgwWUROUHB6VUpXbTRCN3A5ZyUzRCUzRA..

I think she is just tired of all those people screaning and going insane whenever she goes. she's quite happy to interact with fans in shows, but not outside the hotel or in the streets. I guess I would do so too.

I think an interesting piece of information is that official links to the expanded edition featuring TDD, KFL and CSTH had "moreMAYHEM" in the URL, rather than "total Mayhem", leaving it open for "totalMAYHEM" URLs to be generated at a later point (for this theoretical deluxe). Strangely, I can't find any of those links from UMG or Gaga now (although I do definitely remember it), but I did find that the official Apple Music link still exists (posted by Apple Music's Facebook page): apple.co/MoreMAYHEM